Nagi no Asukara Blog Posts

Mari Okada is, to put it lightly, a divisive personality among anime fans. She as a writer favors a very particular brand of romance and melodrama that can come off as stilted, shallow, or even [...]
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When I first started watching A Lull in the Sea when it started in Fall 2012 (known at the time only by its Japanese name, Nagi no Asukara, or its shorthand name NagiAsu), I was admittedly not too [...]
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Early last year, I wrote a review for Nagi no Asukara, the show that I called my favorite show of 2014. Thanks to NIS America, you can get the physical release in america, and my copy of the Complete [...]
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NIS America announced that the upcoming A Lull in the Sea (Nagi no Asukara) Premium Edition will include an English dub. The confirmed cast as [...]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A LULL IN THE SEA COMPLETE PREMIUM EDITION WITH FULL ENGLISH DUB WILL HIT NORTH AMERICAN RETAILERS ON JUNE 30! Santa Ana, CA [...]
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Title: Nagi no AsukaraGenre: Drama, RomanceRating: 8.2/10 Summary: The series centers around two middle school friends, the indecisive crybaby Manaka Mukaido and Hikari Sakishima, who has looked after [...]
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Some people seem to hate this while others loved it, I can see why…the plot wasn’t the greatest, some characters were lacking, etc. I think it depends on the type […]
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Text version and links: Today marks the climax of the sixth annual Reverse Thieves Secret Santa project; through which a bunch of anime bloggers trade secret recommendations in the months leading up [...]
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Timeskips are among my favorite narrative devices in anime. In fact, if I were ever to write an anime myself, I’d definitely have a timeskip in there somewhere. Hell, maybe even two. Timeskips are a [...]
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It’s hot! I’m talking about the weather! What did you think?! Nagi no Asukara is a cute little story about people living under the see and how our main protagonists, Manaka, Hikari, Chisaki and [...]
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Sea people fall in love. A drama with lots of people worrying about each other’s feelings. And it’s pretty enjoyable! The characters are likable (except for Manaka) and the drama is compelling, and [...]
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Nagi no Asukara’s finale deals with a lot of big concepts and ideas—that love with all its good and bad facets is preferable to no love; that the belief in fate can mislead; that things can change, [...]
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When Akira of all people, drops Manaka’s pendant into the sea, Miuna dives in to get it, and she learns the truth: Manaka loves Hikari. It’s a truth Tsumugu already pretty much knew five years ago [...]
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We won’t know if we don’t try. I don’t think there’s a point unless we struggle. Tsumugu is brimming with words of wisdom that he seems committed to living by, starting with his very upfront [...]
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Nagi no Asukara has done an exemplary job—far better than most—at keeping so many potential relationships in a state of limbo. Sure, it’s easy to critique the characters’ actions and words and [...]
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The OP Nagi no Asukara’s second cour (which Hannah is four episodes from completing) does a fine job eloquently and efficiently sets the quiet, bittersweet mood and portrays the gorgeous, somewhat [...]
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When Hikari held Manaka and confessed to her, she was confused and frightened: it was too much to take in at the time; she didn’t understand. Once she returned, I thought she was remaining quiet and [...]
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I really liked how Manaka’s awakening was handled so casually; both the randomness of the moment it happened, and her adorable, almost ridiculously chipper attitude right afterwards. They even teased [...]
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